Browsing by Subject "Rural Communities"
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Barriers to Learning: The Difference Distance Learning can make in Namibia
(2010-11)This paper will address the barriers to learning, including innovative structures and strategies put in place to overcome such barriers, with specific reference to rural distance education students in the Namibian context. ... -
Computer Based Skill Development Programmes Through Online to the Remotest Corners of the Country, Empowering the Rural Poor: An IGNOU - SAHAJ’s Initiative
(2010-11)Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) - SREI Sahaj collaboration promises to make the on-line computer based skill development programmes made available to the rural youth in digital format through the 27,255 Sahaj ... -
Connecting the Dots: Digitizing Teaching and Learning in Rural Schools in Uganda
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)In the words of Nelson Mandela, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." (Mandela, 2014). This holds true for the future generations in our globalised world in this Information Age. ... -
Effect of Community Factors on Primary School Learners’ Achievement in Rural Bangladesh
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2015)The community has important roles to play in child education. This research has identified the community factors that affect the learners’. The research uses case studies. Qualitative data were captured by semi-structured ... -
Fostering Community Preparedness to Cope with Drought: new initiatives and results from a study involving ODL and ICT from South Central India
(2010-11)Drought has emerged as a key concern in the context of climate variability induced by Climate Change processes and over a billion people are vulnerable, according to UN estimates. Drought preparedness is recognized as the ... -
How Community Engagement and Local Community Organisations Contribute to Equitable Participation of Out-of-School Girls Affected by CEFM?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)Child marriage denies a girl her childhood, disrupts her education, limits her opportunities…” (Government of Canada – UNICEF, 2014). Millions of girls are forced into early marriage for economic and cultural reasons and ... -
ICT Training to Rural Schools: Bridging the Gap
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)Uganda developed its initial ICT national policy in 2003 in which the framework document recognized that the country needed to embrace the goal of lifelong education for all. The policy also addresses literacy improvement ... -
Improving the economic status of rural women in Nigeria through non-formal learning
(2013-11)The study examined the extent participation of rural women in non-formal learning programmers improved their economic status. The study was guided by one research question and one hypothesis stratified random sampling was ... -
Investments by the Commercial Banks in Training of Rural Communities and its Impact: Scope of Open and Distance Learning
(National Institute of Bank Management, Pune;Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2013)The Lifelong Learning for Farmer's (L3F) project of Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is seen as a livelihood promotion and poverty alleviation strategy for India and the rest of the developing countries. This is because of ... -
Lifelong Learning for Livelihood Promotion: A Rural Experiment in the Madurai District of Tamil Nadu
(2010-11)Agriculture is the primary sector for the Indian economy. It is economically and socially vital for India as it contributes 23 per cent to GDP, feeds a billion people and employs 66 per cent of the workforce. However the ... -
Role of Non-Formal Basic Education in Rural Development in Punjab
(2010-11)Due to population explosion and swiftly increasing demand for education even developed countries are unable to overcome the prevailing challenges through formal system of education. Most of the developing countries are in ... -
The role of Open and Distance Learning in community development in Malawi
(2010-11)According to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 2007 report, deeply entrenched poverty is a major obstacle for development and growth in Malawi where about 8 million people (representing 70 percent ... -
The Role of Open and Distance Learning in Skills Development: A Papua New Guinean Case Study
(2010-11)A skills based society is one that will help it to move forward and progress in development. Skills come hand in hand with Knowledge – i.e. new skills are always needed to complement new knowledge acquired. Open and Distance ... -
A theoretical framework for rural knowledge centers
(David Publishing, 2011)Exponential growth in ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) and establishment of RKCs (Rural Knowledge Centers) have been fast spreading across the globe. In the continuous process, there are tens of thousands ... -
Towards a Framework for Planning and Designing of Rural Knowledge Centres
(2010-11)Exponential growth in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) [1] and establishment of telecentres have been fast spreading across the globe [2]. Telecentres equipped with ICTs have become new ways of reaching ... -
Train the Stringer in Rural and Semi-Urban Nativity to Ensure Total Communication for Community Development
(2010-11)In this paper, I discuss how effectively social changes can be brought about by ‘real news journalism’ to ensure scopes for bettering livelihoods of teeming millions with native intelligence in rural and semi-urban areas. ...
